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About Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
• Balamuralikrishna was born on 6 July 1930 in Sankaraguptam , East Godavari District , Andhra Pradesh .
• He had started his musical journey as a child prodigy at a tender age of 8 . Since then , he has performed in over 25 thousand concerts .
• He had innovated the whole Carnatic music system by keeping its rich tradition untouched . The ragas like Ganapathi , Sarvashri , Mahati , Lavangi etc . were credited to him .
• He also had composed over 400 compositions in various languages including in his native tongue , Telugu and in Kannada , Tamil , Sanskrit , Malayalam , Hindi , Bengali , and Punjabi .
• His compositions range from Devotional to Varnams , Krithis , Javalis and Thillans , in all the fundamental 72 melakartha ragas to film music .
• He made his acting debut with Bhakta Prahlada ( 1967 ) as Narada and also has acted in various films including Kananda
Awards and Honours : Padma Vibhusan ( 1991 ), Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO ( 1995 ), France ’ s Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres . He is also a recipient of Filmfare awards and National Film Awards for best music direction and playback singing .
• Captain Radhika Menon was awarded with the International M a r i t i m e Organisation ( IMO ) award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea . With this , she became the first woman in the world to receive the Award . She was presented with this award for saving lives of seven fishermen from sinking fishing boat in Bay of Bengal .
• Pankaj Patel was elected as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ( FICCI ) for the
year 2017 . At present Pankaj Patel is Chief Managing Director of Zydus Cadila . He is actively involved in various educational institutions and is on advisory committees and academic councils of several educational institutions such as IISER ( Kolkata ), IIM Ahmedabad etc .
• Legendary vocalist , playback singer and composer Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna passed away due to age-related geriatric problems in Chennai . He was 86 . He was considered as doyen of classical music . During his long musical career he had excelled as a prominent Carnatic vocalist , multi-instrumentalist , playback singer , composer and actor .
GENERAL
• Government Bans Tender of Rs 500 & Rs 1000 Currency 08 November 2016 Midnight . Those with possession of these currency notes will be able to deposit the notes in their accounts in banks and post offices from 10 November to 30 December 2016 .
WINSPIRE : Empowering youth | December , 2016